Clothes line and pin.



; 0. PATTERSON. CLOTHES LINE AND PIN. APPLIOATION FILED JULY 13, 1908. I

Patented N0v.'10,-1908. 4 l

[parts hereinafter fully CORNELIUS PATrERsomoF SEAROY, ARKANSAS;-

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Specification ofLettersiPatent.

'rPatented Kov. 10,4

Application filed July 1a, 1908. Serial No. 4%,,192;

clothespin is made part of the line, the' parts being so,connected that-when'not in use the line may be conveniently folded for storing without the usual-procedure of rte-- moving" the pin-therefrom.

Another object isto provide a novel form of spring for actuating the jaws of the pin. Witlrthese and other objects in View as will more fully hereinafter appear'the present inyention consists in certain novel details of, construction and arrangement of in thetaccompanying drawings and more 3 particularly pointed-out in the appended ting claimsiit' being understood that: various changes inthe -form, minor} details of the proportion, size" and device may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit, or sacri: ficing any of the advantages of the invention. s

In the accompanyingdrawings forming part ofthis specificat1on;-'Figure 1 is a perspective view ofmy improved line and pin. "Fig. 2 is a similar view of a modified form of the device. Fig; 3 is a detached perspective of the/pin shown in Fig. 1..

S milar numerals of reference are em-' ployed to designate. corresponding parts throughout.

In the construction illustrated in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive, the clothes line, which may be formed of vided into sections 1 and 2 of suitable lengths, the opposite terminals of which are? curved outwardly and inwardly so as to form eyes 3, the function of which will appear later.

The toconsist of a formed of wood or other suitable material, the o posed inner faces of which are, beveled ii'om" a'point adjacent their horizontal centers to one end, this construction-permit-. the opposite or gripping ends to be described, illustrated ping ends :of the jaws,

any suitable material is di-' pins in the present instance are shown pair of jaws 4 and 5, each movable jaws moved laterally Figs. 1 to 3. Y, Y 1 i a .In connecting the jaws as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 3, a springis formed ofiasingle piece of wire, intermediately' bent forma middle portion 6 from either end of which project thespring'arms 7 and 8.' It is designed .to have the middle portion 6, of slightly greater length than the width of the jaws 4' and 5, so that when. this said 7 middle portion is disposed between the opjaws approximately at their horizonposed tal centers, the opposed terminafi of the portion 6 will project beyond the longitudinal sides of the aws. The spring arms 7 and 8 are now turned in opposite directions around their respective terminals so as to form eyes 9 and 10, into which are fitted the eyes 3 at the op osed ends of the sections 1 a'nd2, thus it wi 1' be seen that the sections of the clothes lines that the structure may be conveniently folded into a compact-form for storing when not in use. I

are now bent downward towards the gri and thenbe outwar y in opposite directions towards the opposed outer faces of "the eral extensions 11 verse seats or recesses formed in the ,opposed outer faces of the jaws at a point substantially intermediate their horizontal centers and gripping ends. With this construction it is-obvious, that a suitable spring hasbeen formed which not only performs the, function of forming a pivotal support for the said jaws but holds. them 3 connected and in closed position.

when connectedasshownin opposed are permanently connected by the pins and it willbe obvious jaws terminating in' lat v and 12 which enter transso as to The remainder of the arms 7 and 8,

In the modification shown in Fig. 2, the

parts arethe samewith the exception that the arms 7 and 8, at the opposite ends of the I middle portion 6, are after-forming the eyes '9 and'lO given a double coil around the projecting ends, thereby producin a spring of less tension thantha't shown in Fig. 1.

What I claim is r i v 1. A, clothes hanger embodying a line formed of a plurality of sections, each section being provided at eitherend with an eye, a clothes pin consisting of a pair ofand a means for yiedingly holding said jaws in closed osition, said holdinginea'hs being provided with a pair of eyes disposed the opposite sides of the said clothes pin and serving to connect the opposed ends of two line sections.

2. The combination with a clothes line 5 formed ofaplurality of sections of a clothes pin having a pair of movable jaws and a spring having an intermediate portion provided at either end with an eye adapted to connect the opposed ends of two line sec 19 tions, and a palr of oppositely turned arms having lateral portions adjacent their free ends adapted to engage the opposed outef faces ofsaid jaws and serving toyieldingly hold the latter in closed position.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as 15 myown, I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CORNELIUS I PATTERSON.

Witnesses R. S. Rocnns, WILLIS CALDWELL. 

